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Virginia was Founded in 1607
In 1607 Virginia became the first permanent English colony. -
Massachusetts was founded
The Puritan religion shaped the government of the Massachusetts Bay colony. -
New York was founded.
James became the colonies proprietor. A proprietor is a person who owned and controlled all the land in a colony. -
Maryland was founded.
King Charles The First of England gave land in North America to lord Baltimore. -
New Hampshire was founded
Colonists moved north and settled in the area that became New Hampshire -
Rhode Island was founded.
Some colonist in Rhode Island thought that puritan leaders should not tell them what to believe or how to act. These colonist where called dissenters. A dissenter is a person who does not agree with the beliefs of his or her leaders. -
North Carolina was founded (1653).
North Carolina was founded. English colonies settled in north Carolina. -
South Carolina was founded (1663).
Colonists first settled in southern Carolina. The southern area had good farmland and excellent harbors. -
Pennsylvania was founded.
The colony of Pennsylvania was the idea of William Penn. Penn hoped to start a colony where all Christians could live together in peace. -
Georgia was founded (1732).
Oglenthrope wanted Georgia to be a place for poor people and the debaitors. Debaitors who could not pay the money they owed where put in prison.
